Thriving on China’s BRI, Laos Border Town Ditches Kip for Yuan
December 7th, 2022
Courtesy of NikkeiAsia, a report on how one Laotian town is thriving due to a BRI-funded railway connection: If you want to eat in the northern Lao town of Boten on the border with China, you better [...]
Djibouti Suspends Chinese and Other Loan Repayments
December 7th, 2022 Via South China Morning Post, a look at Djibouti’s – the strategically important Horn of Africa nation which is struggling under mounting financing pressures – recent decision to [...]
December 7th, 2022 Via South China Morning Post, a look at Djibouti’s – the strategically important Horn of Africa nation which is struggling under mounting financing pressures – recent decision to [...]
China-Africa Relations in Review
December 7th, 2022 Via Geopolitical Monitor, a detailed look at China’s relationship with Africa: “China did this,” “the Chinese did that.” There is an essentialization of China and Chinese actors that [...]
December 7th, 2022 Via Geopolitical Monitor, a detailed look at China’s relationship with Africa: “China did this,” “the Chinese did that.” There is an essentialization of China and Chinese actors that [...]
The Kazakhstan Gas Situation: Key Indicator of Things to Come?
December 7th, 2022 Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on Kazakhstan’s gas situation: The western assault on Russia and other rivals is economic. The military conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere are only symptoms [...]
December 7th, 2022 Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on Kazakhstan’s gas situation: The western assault on Russia and other rivals is economic. The military conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere are only symptoms [...]
Australia, China and the Judgment of the Solomons
December 6th, 2022 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the geopolitical and economic importance of the Solomon Islands: If you wanted to nominate a country in the world with zero strategic significance, the [...]
December 6th, 2022 Courtesy of The Financial Times, a look at the geopolitical and economic importance of the Solomon Islands: If you wanted to nominate a country in the world with zero strategic significance, the [...]
Morocco Eyes Huge Hydrogen Projects For Export to Europe
December 6th, 2022 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Morocco’s ambitious hydrogen plans: Morocco is considering partnering with Gautam Adani — Asia’s richest person — on a large-scale hydrogen project [...]
December 6th, 2022 Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on Morocco’s ambitious hydrogen plans: Morocco is considering partnering with Gautam Adani — Asia’s richest person — on a large-scale hydrogen project [...]